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S!IiCERITY, TRUTH,
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EDITOR
L D. Drake of Astoria Is
Elected President.
FINAL SESSION IS HELD
A. E. Scott of Forest Grove Is
Chosen Vice-President and
George Turnbull Secretary.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eu-
gei, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) A co'e
of ethics for Oregon newspaper men,
prepared by Colin V. Dyment, doan
ol the college of literature, science
and arts and ex-Journalist, at the re
quest of the State Editorial associa
tion was adopted unanimously by a
special meeting: of the association
held here today In connection with
the editors conference.
L. D. Drake, of the Astoria Budget.
was elected president of the confer'
ence for the coming year at the final
session. A. E. Scott, of the Forest
Grove News-Tribune, was elected
vice-president and George Turnbull,
of the university school of Journal
ism, secretary. The retiring presl
dent is Robert W. Sawyer of the Uend
Bulletin.
Corvallta Win Session.
Corvallls was selected as the meet
ins place of the State Kditorlal as
soclatlon convention on July 21
and 22.
"Of all agencies the printed word
. Is the moHt widely diffused and most
powerful. The printed word is the
single instrument of the profession
we represent, and the extent to which
it is shaping the thoughts ana con
ducts of peoples Is measureless. We,
therefore, pronounce the ethical re
sponsibilities, and we desire to accept
our responsibility now and hereafter
to the utmost extent that is right and
reasonable in our respective circum
Htances." said Mr. Dyment In intro
ducing the Oregon code of ethics for
Journalism.
The first section of the code treats
with sincerity and truth. "The foun
dation of ethical Journalism Is sin
cerity. It is naturally not possible
that all writing can be without error;
but it can always be without delib
erate error. There Is no place In
Journalism for the dissembler; the
distorter, the prevaricator, the sup
pressor, or the dishonest thinker.
"We will advocate in our respective
communities the same thoroughness,
eound preparation and pride of craft
that we ourselves desire in ourselves,
our employes and our associates. We
are accordingly the active enemies of
superficiality and pretense," is the
statement of the section covering care,
competency and thoroughness. "Inac
curacy in journalism is commonly due
more to lack of mental equipment
than to wilfulness, of attitude and we
regard journalism with a precise and
learned profession."
In considering moderation, conser
vatism, and proportion the code reads
"We will not over-play news or edi
torials for the sake of effect when
such procedure may lead to false de
ductions in readers' minds. We will
In all respects In our writings and
our publishing endeavoring to observe
moderation and steadiness. We will
regard accuracy and completeness as
mnrn vital thnn All r hlll1IF thfl first
to print."
Kindliness la Advised.
Mercy, kindliness and Justice were
important canons In the code. "It
shall be one of our canons that mercy
and kindliness are legitimate consid
erations in any phase of Journalism;
and that If the public or social inter
est seems to be best conserved by
suppression, we may suppress; but
the motive In such Instances must
always be the public or social inter
est and not the personal or commer
cial interest."
In dealing with partisanship and
propaganda, the code calls upon the
newspapers to resist outside control
and r main free, and to rise above ;
partisanship, except so far as it is
sincerely believed In. Mr. Dyment
characterized the section dealing
with public service and social policy
as one of the most Important.
"We will keep our writings and
our publications free from unrefine
ment, except so far as we may sin
cerely believe publication of sordid
details to be for the social good.
Social Kffect Watched.
"We will consider all that we write
or publish for public consumption In
the light of Its effect on social policy,
refraining from writing or from pub
lishing if we believe our material to
be socially detrimental.
"We will regard our privilege of
writing for publication or publishing
for public consumption as an enter
prise that is social as well as com
mercial in character, and therefore
will at all times have an eye against
doing anything counter to social in
terest." Truth In Advertising Urged.
"We believe it an essential part of
this policy that we should not be re
specters of persons.
"We repudiate the principle of 'let
ting the buyers beware.' We cannot
agree to guarantee advertising, but
we assume a definite attitude toward
-'-the advertising that we write, solicit
or print. We believe that the same
canons of truth and justice should ap
ply in advertising and circulation as
we are adopting for news and edi
torial matter."
This is the ethical code which 70
Oregon editors unanimously adopted.
Mr. Thatcher, head of the advertising
department of the school of journal
Ism, was commissioned to represent
the leading dailies In the state while
on a trip he is to take east In the
near future. He will present the op
portunities of advertising in Oregon
papers before the leading advertising
agencies of the country and before
the convention of advertising clubs of
the world which meets in Milwaukee,
Wis. Fourteen dallies have already
enlisted In the organization being
made by a committee composed of
Elbert Bede of Cottage Grove, Carle
Abrams of Salem, G. Lansing Uurd
of Corvallls and H. U St. Clair of
Greeham.
Field Man Is Suggested.
The plan of having a field man to
work among the Oregon papers and
get them better organised was sug
gested by Eric W. Allen, dean of the
university school of Journalism. It
will be considered at the July meet
ing In Corvallls.
. Resolutions adopted by the confer
ence called for a general movement
to restrict the amount of scandal and
salacious details in newspapers; and
thanked the university, the school of
journalism, and Sigma Delta Chi for
the successful conduct of the confer
ence, and the Eugene chamber of
commerce for the banquet given the
editors laat night.
Fred W. Kennedy of the University
of Washington, who Is called "doctor
for sick newspapers." made the charge
that a large number of newspaper
proprietors are maintaining their sys
tem of selling advertising space by
sacrificing the profits derived from
the job work department. Herbert J
Campbell, publisher or the Vancouver
Columbian, told the conference what a
close state and district organizat'on
can accomplish and bow.
The final meeting of the editors
took place at a luncheon given In
their honor at Hendricks' hail, at
which Journalism students took a
major place on the programme. Floyd
Maxwell of Union, editor of the Emer
ald, Wauna McKlnney of San Pedro,
Cal., ex-edltor of the Oregana; Stan
ley Elsman of Portland, editor of
Lemon Punch; Lelth Abbott of Ash
land, Doris Sikes of Eugene and Ray
mond Lawrence of Portland, Univer
sity of Oregon correspondent for The
Oregonlan, were the speakers. L. D.
Drake, newly elected president, presided.
580,000 DEFICIT FACED
CliACKAMAS
SELF IX
COUNTY" FINDS
PREDICAMENT.
STATE PUBLISHES
AUTO STAGE RULE
S
Running in Rush Season Alone
Barred by Regulations.
BONDS ASKED OF DRIVERS
Tangle In Provision of New Budget
law Blamed Funds on
Hand Are Deducted.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 14. (Spe
cial ) Clackamas county will be ?SO,
000 short next year if the assessment
Is based upon the budget which was
officially approved by the county
court Saturday and filed in the office
of the clerk. Due to a tangle over
the provisions of the new budget
law, both the school fund and the
general county fund will face large
deficits at the end of 1922, unless
provision Is made by retrenchment In
other departments.
The budget as prepared , by the
court and approve by the taxpayers'
meeting provides for the deduction
from amounts to be raised to meet
contemplated expenditures, any funds
in the treasurer's hands December 1,
1921. In doing this, the county court
followed the exact letter of the new
budget law and has refused to make
any change.
The . assessor and the treasurer
pointed out that the balances on hand
were to meet expenses already con
tracted. Under the present system
the taxes are not collected until April,
and funds on hand must be used to
carry the county over until that time.
Under the 1922 budget, these would be
used to meet new expenses. This not
only cuts out the fund which must
be used to pay warrants, in many cases
at present outstanding, but reduces
the amount which will De raised by
taxes this year.
This leaves the county In a peculiar
position financially. In the general
fund December 1, 1921, there was a
$ffl,000 balance. This was deducted
from the proposed expenditures to get
the amount to be raised by taxation.
But the treasurer pointed out that
the general fund expenses are about
$12,000 monthly. Thus by April 1,
when the taxes start coming in, this
fund will be depleted.
New Orders to Be Effective as
Soon as Blanks Can Be Sent
to Operators.
Alder Logs Hamper Farmers.
TOLEDO. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
The farmers of the lower Siletz river
and on the Alsea and Yaqulna rivers
are at a loss to know what to do with
the millions of feet of high-class alder
logs which they have on their bot
tom lands. At the present time there
is only one small mill, located at To
ledo, which handles alder logs. The
farmers are particularly interested
in getting rid of the alder so that
they may use the bottom lands for
dairy purposes. A large quantity of
these logs, some of them 3 feet in
diameter and from 30 to 90 feet long,
have been sawed down and burned. It
appears that some method of handling
this lumber might be found whereby
It could be cut into cants and shipped
to manufacturing centers where it
could be utilised.
Columbia Office Makes Money.
ST. HELENS. Or., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) During 1921, the county
clerk's office showed a profit to the
county, according to a statement pre
pared by J. V. Hunt, clerk. The
number of Instruments filed during
the year was 2766 and the fees col
lected amounted to $5806.67. The net
expense of operating the office was
$5438.90, leaving a profit of $367.77.
The dog tax collected amount to $409
and game fees collected anif reported
to the state treasurer amounted to
$983.87.
Veterans Called Slacker.
DALLAS. Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
Among the eight names appearing on
Polk county s list of draft evaders is
the name of Leroy Stalnaker. Stal
naker served as a volunteer soldier
overseas for more than a year, and
received an honorable discharge. Ef
forts were made several months ago
by the American Legion post of In
dependence to have Stalnaker s name
removed from the official list of
slackers but the war department
seems unable to unwind the red tape
surrounding the matter.
Dallas Mill Closes.
DALLAS, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
The big mill of the Falls City Lum
ber company, owned by the Cobbs
Mitchell interests, suspended opera
tions permanently today. The com
pany gave as its reason for the shut
down the prohibitive cost of trans
porting logs from Its logging camps
the fatlets basin. The equipment
and crew of the mill will be trans
ferred to Vaisetx, where the company
has another mill.
Independence Newspaper Sold.
DALLAS, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
The plant of the Independence Post,
which suspended publication a few
weeks ago, has been purchased by B.
A. Shaver, who has moved it to West
Salem, where he expects to begin pub
lication of a new weekly newspaper.
Machine Gun Company Organized.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Jan. 14.
(Special.) Cottage Grove's machine
gun infantry was organized Thursday
night at maximum strength, with the
following officers: Captain, C. C.
Cruson; first lieutenant. G. A. Proc
tor, Jr.; second lieutenant, Clarence
Milne; first sergeant. H. W. Lombard.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
So-called "fly-by-night" and irre
sponsible operators of automobile
stage and truck lines who infest the
roads during the favorable seasons of
the year when business Is brisk and
deprive the "year-round" operator
from his Just dues, will be prevented
from "wild catting" under a good
faith bond to be required by the Ore
gone public service commission under
a new law enacted at the recent spe
cial session of the legislature.
This law places the operation of
commercial automobile stage and
truck lines under the jurisdiction of
th public service commission, and is
one of three laws enacted at the spe
cial session of the legislature for the
conservation of thj highways and to
afford more adequate protection to
the traveling public.
Rules Are Completed.
The public service commission to
day completed its safety rules and
regulations governing the operation
of these automobile and truck lines.
and the same 7111 be put in effect as
soon as the proper blanks can be for
warded to the motor transportation
companies now operating.
Among the more important rules
are the following:
Every motor vehicle shall be maintained
In a afe and sanitary condition at all
times and shall be at all times subject to
inupectJon of the commission and its duly
authorized representatives.
Every motor vehicle shall be eauinned
witn a standard speedometer, which shall
D maintained In sood working order
Every motor, vehicle unsed in the trans
portation of passengers and having a cov
ered top or top up, shall maintain a light
or lights of not less than two candle
power each within the vehicle and so ar
ranged as to light up the whole of the
interior of the vehicle and such light or
lights ahall be kept constantly lighted be
tween the hours of sunset and sunrise at
all times when vehicle is occupied by
passengers.
Every motor vehicle used In the trans
portation of passengers shall, when leav
ing either terminus, be equipped with at
least one (I) extra serviceable tire.
Every Motor vehicle shall be equipped
with satisfactory brakes and such brakes
shall at all times be maintained in good
condition and with a braking power suf
ficient to lock 'the rear wheels. of said ve
hicle when at a speed of ten miles per
uuur.
Drivers' Age Regulated.
Drivers of vehicles shall be at least 21
years of age. of good moral character,
shall be fully competent to operate th
vehicles under their charge and shall hold
chauffeur licenses from the state motor
vehicle department.
No driver or operator of any motor
vehicle carrying passengers shall smoke
any cigar, cigarette, tobacco or other sub
stance in such vehicle during the time hs
is driving the vehicle.
No transportation company owning, con
trolling, operating or managing any motor
vehicle used in the transportation of per
sons or property as a common carrier for
compensation shall cause or allow any
driver or operator of such motor vehicle to
work as a drive.- or operator for more
than a maximum of ten driving hours In
any 24-hour period.
No driver or operator of any motor
vehicle for tiassenger transportation shall
refuse to carry any person offering him
self or herself at any regular stopping
place for carriage and who tenders the
regular fare to any regular stopping place
on the route of said motor vehicle or
between the termini thereof, unless at the
time of suh offer the seats of said motor
vehicle are fully occupied: provided, how
ever, that the driver or operator of such
motor vehicle may refuse transportation
to any person who Is in an Intoxicated
condition or conducting himself In a bois-'
tr.rous or disorderly manner or is using
profane language.
Use of Trailer Regulated.
Except when specially authorized by the
public service commission, no motor vehicle
used In the transportation of passengers
shall be operated or driven with any trailer
or other vehicle attached thereto: except
In case a vehicle becomes disabled while
on a trip and Is unable to run by its
own power, such disabled car may be
towed to the nearest point where repair
facilities are available.
Accidents arising from or In connection
with the operation of motor vehicles sub
ject to the automotive transportation act
shall Immediately be reported to the publio
service commission at Salem In writing,
setting forth time, place and cause of
accident, names and addresses of owners,
drivers and operators of all vehicles In
volved, together with the number and
names of passengers. If any. in each of
said vehicles, with the names and ad
dresses of persons Injured or killed: also,
names and addresses of witnesses, if any
Motor vehicles subject to this act en
gaged In the transportation of persons,
shall, before passing over any railroad
track or tracks at grade, he brought to a
ccmplete stop within a distance of not
less than 50 feet and not greater than 100
feet from the nearest rail thereof and
shall not proceed thereover until It is
observed that it is safe so to do. '
No vehicle shall be driven In a reckless
or careless manner, or at a rate of speed
exceeding that prescribed by the laws of
the state of Oregon.
Changes to lie Allowed.
The above rules and regulations sre
for general application only, and are sub
ject to such changes and modifications as
the commission, from time to time, may
deem advisable, and also subject to such
exceptions as may be considered just and
reasonable in individual cases.
Failure on the part of any owner, driver
or operator of a motor vehicle to comply
with these rules and regulations, and the
requirements of the automotive transporta
tion act of 1K21, will be sufficient cause
for the commission. In Its discretion, t'
require the suspension or revocation of the
permit of operation.
Sale Starts Monday, 8:30 A. M.
4 COMPANIES CHARTERED
Silver Mining Corporation Has
$373,000 Capital Stock.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) Articles of incorporation filed
The Book of Knowledge
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 vols., latest edition 80.00
The Far East and the New America, 6 vol., fine 25.00
Balzac, 18 vols., Library edition 25.00
Modarn Eloquence, 10 vols., leather, illustrated 30.00
Scott, the Waverley Novels, 12 vols., leather 15.00
Carlyle, 10 vols., Sterling; edition, cloth t 10.00
Charles Lever's Novels, 9 vols., cloth 10.00
Seven Great Monarchies Rawlinson, 3 vols, (rare) 10.00
De Maupassant Works, 10 vols., cloth..... t. 8.00
Cooper's Sea Tales, 5 vols., cloth 00
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39 O'Coats sold at $55
48 O'Coats sold at $50
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See Eight Big Window Displays
Saturday with the secretary of state
included the following:
Glacier Creek Sliver Mints company,
t.td., Spokane: capital stock, f37S,(HK; B.
B. Lower, Frank H. Strik and B. B.
Lower Jr.
Buttermilk Products company. Seattle;
capital stock, t40(K; U. E. Turner, A. W.
Pratt, J. F. Dietrich, K. B. Parsons and
Leo C. Bradner
Yoghuert Sanitariums, Inc., Betllngham;
Harry R. Klschnaller and Henry M. White.
l.uggaffe Craft company, Seattle; caplu&l
stock. $00,000; Bernard D. Shaffer, George
L. Butterfield and Frank Kapaa .
Chiropractic College Opens.
Pacific Chiropractic college, now
located at 125 Grand avenue, waa
opened with public ceremonies last
Thursday 'Bight. More than 1200 per
sons inspected the new building and
many were unable to gain entrance.
There was a programme of musical
and literary numbers, including an
address by f . W. Mulkey and O. W.
Elliott, the latter president of the
college. Many floral pieces and cut
flowers were sent by friends and
were used for decorating " purposes.
A picture of the graduating class of
1921 was presented to Mr. Elliott
with appropriate ceremonies.
Eastern Star, followed by a dinner
in the Oddfellows' hall. The follow
ing officers were installed: Wade H.
Dean, worshipful master: Charles N.
Ackley, senior warden; Orson A. Stlll
nian, junior warden; Avery R. Hayes,
secretary; Guy G. Crow, treasurer;
Wenzel Olson, senior deacon; Kenneth
H. Putney, Junior deacon; Harry
Cluterboa, senior steward; John Rip
per, junior steward: Roy Heaman.
tyler. Officers of the Eastern Star
follow: Ann Dickey, worthy matron;
Clara, Putney, assoMate matron; Ira
Hyde, worthy patrc.iKate Boyd, sec
retary; George Read, treasurer.
Joint Installation Held.
WHITE SALMON. Wash., Jan. 14
(Special.) White Salmon lodge. No.
1163, Masonic, held a joint installa
tion with the local chapter of the
Ax Cuts Through Foot.
BROWNSVILLE. Or., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) Vitz J. Ramsdall, vice-commander
of the local post of the Amer
ican Legion, is in an Albany hospital
as the result of cutting through the
bone of his left foot with a sharp ax.
The implement struck a twig, and,
glancing, buried itself in the ex-soldier's
Instep. Whether it will crip
ple the young man permanently can
not yet be told. He was in France
with the 91st division during the
world war.
Lodges Install Officers.
ILWACO, Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
The local Rebekah lodge met last
Tuesday evenlnur and installed the fol
lowing officers: Mildred Graham, no
ble grand; Mary Becken, vice-grand;
Lilian Heckman, secretary; Margaret
Doupe, treasurer; Naomi Morden, chap
lain. Three initiations occurred. Re
freshments and a social hour followed
the session. Wednesday evening in
stallation of officers for the Oddfel
lows occurred, followed by a dinner to
which the Rebekahs were invited. The
officers installed were: Ervin Saari,
noble grand; Clark Stoddard, vice
grand; I. D. Williams, secretary: J. H.
Doupe, treasurer; Walter Jennings,
chaplain, and the appointed officers.
porate existence of the First National today by the controller of the cur
bank of Pendloton. Or., ws extended I renrv to jMnnnrv 15. 1943.
St. Helens Banks Elect.
ST. HELENS, Or., Jan. li. (Spe
cial.) Both the local banks elected
officers and directors this week, and
no changes made In the directorates.
Officers elected at the Columbia
County bank were: Sherman Miles,
president; Martin White, vice-president;
J. E. Hutchinson, cashier, and
Mrs. Maude Beaver and Mrs. K. C.
Conyers, assistant cashiers. Officers
of the First National bank are:
Charles Graham, president; Sherman
Miles, vice-president; H. A. Childs,
cashier, and Gordon Thompson, as
sistant cashier. Both banks declared
the usual 8 per cent dividend.
Bunk Franchise Extended.
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